Overview

A complete and thorough introduction to quantum mechanics/quantum physics, which, distinguished from other such texts, also includes more recent physics relating to the field of spintronics, superconductors, as well as very recent developments in quantum dynamics. Useful historical developments are also given with the important connections studying light and thermodynamics. One of the more unique features of this book includes a powerful development for quantum mechanics on the dynamics or time-dependent behavior of quantum mechanical systems. The description of transitions between quantum states, and relevant applications are introduced, and demonstrated to show that quantum mechanics must be extended further in order to contain more correct and complete descriptions of transitions between quantum states. This topic is crucial for many developing technologies exploiting quantum systems and their fundamental properties. You'll also find thorough and detailed derivations of nearly all the results in this book, so you'll truly learn the origins of many of the complex relations or equations in quantum mechanics.